diff --git a/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.cxx b/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.cxx
index 349782d5b..17f1f3557 100644
--- a/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.cxx
+++ b/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.cxx
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ void FGJoystickInput::init()
   }
 }
 
+void FGJoystickInput::reinit() {
+  SG_LOG(SG_INPUT, SG_DEBUG, "Re-Initializing joystick bindings");
+  SGPropertyNode * js_nodes = fgGetNode("/input/joysticks", true);
+  js_nodes->removeChildren("js", false);
+  FGJoystickInput::init();
+  FGJoystickInput::postinit();
+}
+
 void FGJoystickInput::postinit()
 {
   FGNasalSys *nasalsys = (FGNasalSys *)globals->get_subsystem("nasal");
diff --git a/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.hxx b/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.hxx
index ef1530ec0..039401e29 100644
--- a/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.hxx
+++ b/src/Input/FGJoystickInput.hxx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void init();
   virtual void postinit();
+  virtual void reinit();
   virtual void update( double dt );
 
   static const int MAX_JOYSTICKS        = 10;